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ACM ICPC PHILIPPINES 2015

ACM ICPC PHILIPPINES 2015. Update: Thursday, 9 July 2015.

About the ACM ICPC

The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious programming contest in the world. It is a multi-tiered, team-based, programming competition operating under the auspices of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and headquartered at Baylor University (USA). The contest involves a global network of colleges and universities hosting regional competitions that advance teams to the ACM-ICPC World Finals. Participation has grown to several tens of thousands of the finest students and faculty in computing disciplines at almost 2,330 universities from over 91 countries on six continents. The contest fosters creativity, teamwork, and innovation in building new software programs, and enables students to test their ability to perform under pressure. 

About ACM ICPC PHILIPPINES

The ACM ICPC Philippines is the coordinating body for ACM ICPC programming competitions in the Philippines. For the year 2015, the following ACM ICPCs are lined up:

ACM ICPC Philippines National Programming Contest 2015
Date: Saturday, 26 September 2015
Venue/Host: University of St. Louis, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Province
Contest Director: Dean Luisa Aquino, E-mail: luisaaquino@ usl.edu.ph

PRELIMINARY CONTESTS:

ACM ICPC Philippines Metro Manila Invitational Programming Contest 2015
Date: Saturday, 22 August 2015
Venue/Host: Ateneo de Manila University (c/o CompSAt -- Computer Society of Ateneo), Quezon City
Contest Director: Dr. Rafael P. Saldana, E-mail: RSALDANA@ateneo.edu

ACM ICPC Philippines Mindanao Invitational Programming Contest 2015
Date: Saturday, 29 August 2015
Venue/Host: Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City
Contest Director: Mr. Yancy Vance Paredes, E-mail: yvmparedes@addu.edu.ph

ACM ICPC Philippines Visayas Invitational Programming Contest 2015
Date: Saturday, 5 September 2015
Venue/Host: University of the the Philippines-Cebu, Cebu City
Contest Director: Mr. Ryan Ciriaco Dularca, E-mail: rmdulaca@up.edu.ph

ACM ICPC Philippines Southern Luzon Invitational Programming Contest 2015
Date: Sunday, 13 September 2015
Venue/Host: Ateneo de Naga University, Naga City, Camarines Sur
Contest Director: Ms. Jelly Aureus, E-mail: jaureus@gbox.adnu.edu.ph

MECHANICS (As of 9 July 2015)

1. The ACM ICPC is a team contest, consisting of 3 student contestants and a coach

2. All participating teams should register in the ACM ICPC website. See: http://icpc.baylor.edu (Under Asia/Philippines National/Provincial Contests)

3. A team may participate in at most two Philippine invitational contests prior to the Philippine national contest.

4. The top ten performing teams in each Philippine invitational contest will be given priority registration in the Philippine National contest.

5. There is a separate registration fee for every Philippine Invitational and National contest.

6. Philippine Invitational Contests will have a duration of four hours and will include eight problems.

7. The Philippine National Contest will have a duration of five hours and will include 11 problems.

8. The contest software is PC^2

9. Participating teams should be knowledgeable in any of the following programming languages: C, C++ and Java.

10. Participating teams should know how to use PC^2

11. The decision of the Board of Judges of each Philippine contest (invitational or national) is final.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Rafael P. Saldana,
Chief Coordinator
ACM ICPC Philippines
Rm. 307, SEC Bldg. A
Ateneo de Manila University
Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108
Philippines
Tel./Fax.: +63 2 4266125
E-mail: RSALDANA@ateneo.edu
Website: http://acmicpcph.blogspot.com

The "Baba" Device: Low Cost Pasteurizer For Human Breastmilk

#ScienceWatchPH (8/3/14). The "Baba Device" -- "Jacob Richard Anthony Lim, a student from the Philippine Science High School, invented the “Baba device,” a rice cooker attachment for pasteurizing human breastmilk. He demonstrated the device during the recent National Science and Technology Week by the Department of Science and Technoloby at SMX Convention Center. Breastmilk is known as the most nutritious milk and the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they can eat and digest other foods. A lot of babies are deprived of breastmilk due to lack of milk by their mothers. However, they can still enjoy milk nutrition from donors but this has to be pasteurized to kill harmful microorganisms. The “Baba device” which Lim developed is inexpensive, costing around P1,000 as compared to the commercially available breastmilk pasteurizer which can cost as much as P73,000. The “Baba device” is now being tested at the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City." (Source: www.dost.gov.ph ) See More

ACM ICPC Philippines 2013: Final Report

ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM ICPC)
PHILIPPINE INVITATIONAL PROGRAMMING CONTEST
(ACM ICPC Philippines 2013)
March 2, 2013
Hosted by:Technological Institute of the Philippines, Quezon City
Website: http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013

SUMMARY REPORT

46 teams from 24 colleges and universities from all over the Philippines (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao) competed in the 2013 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest - Philippine Invitational (ACM ICPC Philippines 2013).

The national programming contest was held on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Techological Institute of the Philippines in Aurora Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

The following is a list of participating schools:

1. Ateneo de Davao University
2. Ateneo de Manila University
3. Ateneo de Naga University
4. Ateneo de Zamboanga University
5. Bicol University - Polangui
6. De La Salle University - Manila
7. FEU-East Asia College
8. Lyceum of Alabang
9. Manila Central University
10. STI College Caloocan
11. STI College Southwoods
12. San Beda College - Alabang
13. St. Louis University - Baguio
14. Technological Institute of the Philippines - Manila
15. TRACE College - Los Banos
16. University of Asia and the Pacific
17. University of Mindanao
18. University of the Cordilleras
19. University of the East
20. University of the Immaculate Conception
21. University of the Philippines - Cebu
22. University of the Philippines - Diliman
23. University of the Philippines - Los Banos
24. University of St. Louis - Tuguegarao

TEAM RANKING

Below is the Team Ranking:

		# PROBS
RANK	TEAM	SOLVED	TIME	SCHOOL
1	Quiwarrors2	10	857	University of the Philippines-Diliman
2	Quiwarrors1	8	480	University of the Philippines-Diliman
3	dr	8	499	Ateneo de Manila University
4	Quiwarriors3	7	482	University of the Philippines-Diliman
5	Carmiel	7	522	Ateneo de Manila University
6	Ateneo Blue Knights 1	7	691	Ateneo de Davao University
7	Peanut Butter	7	701	Ateneo de Manila University
8	Onion Rings	7	827	Ateneo de Manila University
9	Quiwarriors4	7	829	University of the Philippines-Diliman
10	Expresso	6	255	Ateneo de Manila University
11	Coalescence Cascade	6	343	Ateneo de Manila University
12	ADNU Xavier	6	469	Ateneo de Naga University
13	Desync	6	473	Ateneo de Manila University
14	Quiwarriors5	6	568	University of the Philippines-Diliman
15	Green Archers A	6	581	De La Salle University - Manila
16	Panda	6	665	Ateneo de Manila University
17	Arang Badshata	6	749	University of the Philippines-Cebu
18	UE-CCSS-MLA	6	779	University of the East
19	Green Archers C	6	971	De La Salle University - Manila
20	Green Archers B	5	375	De La Salle University - Manila
21	FEU-EAC	5	429	FEU-East Asia College
22	Ateneo Blue Knights 2	5	460	Ateneo de Davao University
23	ADNU Ignatius	5	635	Ateneo de Naga University
24	Laberds!	5	693	University of the Philppines-Cebu
25	YoulSee(COP)	5	758	University of the Immaculate Conception
26	Southwoods	4	349	STI Southwoods
27	WOLF	4	365	Bicol University - Polangui
28	Boshe~	4	454	Universiry of the Philippines-Cebu
29	UA&P4	4	487	University of Asia and the Pacific
30	STIC	4	641	STI Caloocan
31	SLU-SCIS-IT	4	697	St. Louis University - Baguio
32	Ciento Anyo del Asul Agila	4	803	Ateneo de Zamboanga University
33	UM1	3	83	University of Mindanao
34	iGMG	3	135	Manila Central University
35	Eliens3	3	198	University of the Philippines-Los Banos
36	Ciento Anyo de Excellentia	3	284	Ateneo de Zamboanga University
37	ADNU Faber	3	421	Ateneo de Naga University
38	UA&P3	3	476	University of Asia and the Pacific
39	Eliens1	2	238	Universiy of the Philippines-Los Banos
40	The Saints	1	25	Saint Mary's University-Nueva Vizcaya
41	digital brains	1	31	University of St. Louis - Tuguegarao
42	Eliens2	1	100	University of the Philippines-Los Banos
43	TRACE	1	305	TRACE College - Los Banos (Laguna)
44	LYCEUM A	1	310	Lyceum of Alabang
45	Cordilleras	1	365	University of the Cordilleras
46	Red Lions	0	0	San Beda College - Alabang

AWARDS:

The following is a list of major and special awards given:

MAJOR AWARDS:

Champion (1st Place):                        Quiwarriors2, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 10/10
1st Runner Up (Second Place):          Quiwarriors1, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 8/10
2nd Runner Up (Third Place):             dr, Ateneo de Manila University, 8/10
3rd Runner Up (Fourth Place):           Quiwarriors3, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 7/10
4th Runner Up (Fifth Place):               Carmiel, Ateneo de Manila University, 7/10
Best Coach:                                        Dr. Fidel Nemenzo, University of the Philippines-Diliman

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Best Team, Luzon (excluding NCR) :            ADNU Xavier, Ateneo de Naga University, 6/10
Best Team, Visayas/Mindanao :         Ateneo Blue Knights 1 , Ateneo de Davao University, 7/10
Best Team, NCR :                              Quiwarriors2, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 10/10

TOP 5 SCHOOLS:
First Place (School Category):           University of the Philippines-Diliman
Second Place (School Category):      Ateneo de Manila University
Third Place (School Category):          Ateneo de Davao University
Fourth Place (School Category):        Ateneo de Naga University
Fifth Place (School Category):           De La Salle University-Manila

BOARD OF JUDGES AND PROBLEM SETTERS

The Board of Judges and Problem Setters of ACM ICP Philippines 2013 consists of the following experts:

1. Dr. Caslon Chua, Former Dean, College of Computer Studies, De La Salle University - Manila

2. Dr. Felix Muga II, Chair, National Council of Researchers in the Philippines (NCRP), Mathematical Sciences Division, and Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Ateneo de Manila University

3. Dr. Earl Juanico, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Ateneo de Manila University

4. Dr. Pablo Manalastas, Professorial Lecturer, University of the Philippines-Diliman and Ateneo de Davao University, and retired professor, Ateneo de Manila University

5. Mr. John Ruero, Former Chair, Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators (PSITE)-National Capital Region

6. Dr. Rafael Saldaña, Past President, Computing Society of the Philippines, and Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Ateneo de Manila University

7. Dr. Allan Sioson, President, Computing Society of the Philippines and Dean, College of Computer Studies, Ateneo de Naga University

8. Prof. Philip Zuniga, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of the Philippines-Diliman

PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS

Ten computer programming problems were given during the five-hour contest. Below is the link to the problems given:

http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/

Cover Page: http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/coverpage.pdf

Problem A: DYSLEXIA
http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/a.pdf

Problem B: PRIME CLASSIFIER
http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/b.pdf

Problem C: QUADRATIC FORMULA
http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/c.pdf

Problem D: DIVISION OF POLYNOMIALS
http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/d.pdf

Problem E: FIBONACCI SQUARES
http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/e.pdf

Problem F: CHANGE OF BASE
http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/f.pdf

Problem G: JOSEPHUS PROBLEM
http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/g.pdf

Problem H: ELECTION CAMPAIGN
http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/h.pdf

Problem I: RAILWAY ADVISOR
http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/i.pdf

Problem J: ARBORETUM FENCE
http://www.math.admu.edu.ph/acmicpc2013/probs/j.pdf

PROGRAM:

Below is a the program of activities:

PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES:

8:00 to 9:00 a.m. -- Onsite Registration

9:00 to 11:00 -- Opening Session/Orientation/Practice Session

• National Anthem /Invocation
• Welcome Remarks

Dr. Elizabeth Quirino-Lahoz, President, T.I.P.
Dr. Allan Sioson, President, CSP
Dr. Rafael Saldaña, Chief Coordinator, ACM ICPC Philippines
Dr. Bart Tanguilig, Contest Director, ACM ICPC Philippines 2013

• Introduction of the Board of Judges, Contestants and Other Participants

• Acknowledgements

• Practice Session

11:00 to 12:00 -- Break/Lunch

12:00 to 6:00 p.m. -- Assembly/Contest Proper

6:00 to 6:30 -- Awarding/Closing Session

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

The organizers of ACM ICPC Philippines 2013 would like to acknowledge support from the following:

1.      Dr. Elizabeth Qurino-Lahoz, President, Technological Institute of the Philippines

2.      Mr. Angelo Lahoz, Vice-President, Technological Institute of the Philippines

3.      IBM (ACM ICPC Event Sponsor)

4.      Members of the Board of Judges and Problem Setter, ACM ICPC Philippines 2013

5.      College of Information Technology Education Faculty, Staff and Students, Technological Institute of the Philippines

6.      Participating Schools, contestants, coaches and observers

7.      Volunteers, Staff & Systems Administrators  ACM ICPC Philippines 2013

8.      Junior Philippine Computer Society, T.I.P. Quezon City Chapter

9.      Computing Society of the Philippines (CSP)

1    Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators (PSITE)

1    Mr. Mark Bautista and Mr. Deni Jaramillo of Ateneo de Manila University

PHOTOS:

Below are the links to some photos taken during ACM ICPC Philippines 2013:

Opening Ceremony
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.504053489657201&type=1

Contest Proper/Awarding Ceremony

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151495800015050.1073741826.682835049&type=1

For further details, contact:

Dr. Bartolome T. Tanguilig III
Contest Director
Dean, College of Information Technology Information
Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP), Quezon City
E-mail: bttanguilig_3@tip.edu.ph
Mobile No.: 0920-9142967

and

Dr. Rafael P. Saldaña
Chief Coordinator
ACM ICPC Philippines
E-mail: rsaldana@ateneo.edu , Mobile: 0928 - 5043121